Fun-Filled Weekend...in pictures

Family came to visit.

Jason grilled for dinner.

Candlelight:)

Kabobs...yummy yum!

Another night of dinner on the grill!

I have a slight obsession with owls.  Mom bought me this at Cracker Barrel.

Goofy Sunday gang having fun while I was on my weekly conference call!
(I didn't know they were behind me.  I just thought Jon was taking my picture

Last, but not least...we celebrated Mr. Bobby's birthday! 

Happy Birthday!

The past two weeks, Jason and I celebrated our birthdays.  We are six days apart and love it.  I look forward to my birthday, then one week later, we celebrate his:)

For my birthday, Weagle had eye surgery that morning:(  My kiddos at school all brought in birthday cards, gifts, and a cookie cake.  They sure know how to make you feel special.  Then, later that evening I got a pedicure and went to dinner with my Pure Barre girls.

Onto J's birthday.  Well...his was a rather eventful day.  I had planned two days before to throw him a surprise dinner party.  Mr. Bobby had told me Jason wanted Niffer's.  So, I call the manager and arranged a table for the night of his b-day for about 20 people.  The day of, I am headed to Venable's to pick up Jason's cake and Mr. Bobby calls.  "Um, Heather...Jason has decided he wants to eat at Irish Bread Pub."  At this point, we both know he has no idea about the surprise.  Fortunately, the bakery was right beside Irish Bread Pub.  I was able to beg my way into them reserving a spot for us. 

It all ended up working out, even though I was running everywhere to pull off this surprise without having to tell him.  Oh...and a funny.  I accidentally sent Jason an e-mail about the surprise because he is on my mailing list. Therefore, I had no choice but to hack into his e-mail.  I changed his password and everything to be able to delete it before he saw it!  Whew....we got a good laugh about this one!  I just couldn't let the surprise be ruined.

The cake looked a bit feminine, but it was delicious:)

We had a great turn out.  Thank you everyone who came!  It meant so much to Jason to have all of our friends with him to celebrate. 

This is what Jason wanted for his birthday:  A Spanish speaking CD.  He has a few Mexican men that work for him and he is determined to speak fluently.  He loves his CD.  It is basically musical lessons for someone on the go...which is definitely him.  He doesn't slow down!  He comes in singing now in the shower all the stuff he is learning.  It's hilarious:)



Can you believe...

It's March!

 

Here are a few exciting things happening in the month of March...

Jason and I turn 26!
Abby's birthday!
My brother-in-law turns 30!

Our neighbor's baby shower!

A wedding!

A wedding shower!

Tax time:0

Spring Break!
Spring Cleaning!

Warmer weather!

Willow House parties!

The last month for me to earn points toward my cruise to the Bahamas!
(I have won my way, but working toward getting Jason to go for free:)

I can't wait for all of these wonderful festivities to begin:)



New beginnings

  A couple of weekends ago, we attended Nelson's going away party:(  We were sad to see him go, but very happy for him and his new job.  



The girls:)



Abby holding Raegan..sweet baby girl.

 

Two best buds.  We miss you Nelson!



 Thank goodness for weekends.  We'll see you soon!

Crazy Love

by: Francis Chan

I started this book last week for our bible study.  It's awesome so far.  If you don't have the book, you can check out http://www.crazylovebook.com/ to watch some of the videos that go along with the book.  I think I'm really going to enjoy this one.  It truly makes you stop and think about our purpose here on this Earth!

Have any of you read this book?  If so, what did you think?

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to one special lady...

Mrs. Jeana (my mother-in-law)

I love this picture of them:)  Just beautiful!

I love you and hope you had a great day:)

Enjoy your gift you will receive tomorrow.  We love you!

Jason and Heather

4th and 4

I can't believe this little one turned 4 today.  Look at how she has grown.  I miss my girls so much!  I've posted a few pictures from her birthdays in the past...

 

Here she is at Christmas this year and now she is 4 years old.  I want make it to her b-day party this year, but I'll see her soon.


I love you Hayden Claire McGatha!

Aunt JJ

Neena and Papa

On Christmas eve, we always spend time with my Neena and Papa.  Now that I'm married, we go up earlier that day because of having to go to Jason's family that night.  

We are the only grandchildren on my Mom's side of the family, so it's a lot of fun now that we have my husband and Rhett's fiancée to join us.  It makes our little family complete:) 

Papa, opening his gifts

A picture of Uncle Greg.  He lives in New Jersey and normally visits after Christmas.  We missed you!

My Neena can't stand for her picture to be taken...

Jason finally captured this one.  She had been sick the day before, but she still looks beautiful:)

My crazy brother acting like he was singing and playing the piano to Jessica. 

He's so funny!

  

Meet Pheobe.  This is my grandparent's chihuahua.  I don't know what they ever did without her.  

A cookie social

 Last week, my Sunday School class girls enjoyed a night of decorating cookies!  

 Sweet sisters:)

 Doing what we do best, talking...

 I am so serious.

 My dear friend, Abby

  Here are 2 of my creations but...

Here is the winner!  I have drawn so many snowmen at school for my kiddos the past couple of weeks, that this was pretty easy to create:)

Holiday Fun!

Having a lot of time off during the holiday is one of the many perks of being a teacher.  I love having the freedom to do whatever I want during Christmas break. Tonight, I took these two kiddos to eat at McCallister's Deli and to play with Weagle.  

 

Thank you boys for a special night.  Merry Christmas!!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Tyler, I'm sure you love me right now...this is to you my dear friend:)  I hope you look at this first thing in the morning...  I hope you have had a fabulous birthday today.  I'm sure you had a great day!  I love you so much!  

This is the dear family that I have baby-sat for and made life-long friends with.  Love y'all...wow how much the girls have grown:)

My support system

I'd like to start by saying Jason is the most supportive husband and these pictures prove it.  This fall, I have overloaded my plate a little by involving myself in too many activities.  I love being busy, but on this particular week, I just took it too far.  This particular week, I had a meeting Monday night, bible study Tuesday night, a Willow House party Wednesday night, and a Premier Jewelry party Thursday night.  This is why Jason was cleaning on this particular night.  He is awesome!

Here is to the funny part:

Jason had told me on Tuesday night that he knew I had overbooked myself that week and just to ask him.  I said, okay, "Will you please just maybe dust or vacuum or something?"  Then he said just ask me...so I said "Can you please just do as much as possible?"  I seriously didn't have any time and he knew it!  So, as I'm coming in from my WH party on Wednesday, I walk up to the front door, on the phone with my Mom, expecting to see him sitting on the couch because he said he would have it all finished by the time I got home (around 9:00).  Instead, I peek through the blind and actually see him stop in the kitchen, cut the vacuum off, walk in the laundry room and put my apron on.  The funny part was he didn't know I was at the door and he was looking toward the front door the whole time.  I started laughing with Mom so hard!  

If any of you know Jason, this is just very typical for him to make me laugh or anyone laugh by doing something like this.  The greatest thing about this joke was the fact I saw him in motion and he didn't know it.  I love him:)